Challenging the Performance Movement: Accountability, Complexity, and Democratic Values

by Beryl A. Radin

Book Overview

The values of the performance movement, which seeks to establish clear benchmarks for evaluating government officials, business executives, and other professionals, have permeated our society. Who could be against setting standards for accountability, especially of government employees and programs? Yet many of these guidelines have had unintended consequences, creating new problems of their own. Radin takes on many of the assumptions of the performance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589010914
• ISBN13: 9781589010918
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher